Manzanar, Diverted: When Water becomes Dust

235 Charles E Young Drive East,Los Angeles CA 90095

13 February, 2023

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Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes DustFebruary 13, Monday UCLA James Bridges Theater - Melnitz Hall 1409Reception with refreshments 6:00 pmFilm screening 7:00 pmSpeakers with Q & A 8:00 pmMANZANAR, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES DUST follows intergenerational women from three communities who defend their land, their history and their culture from the insatiable thirst of Los Angeles. Native Americans, Japanese American World War II incarcerees and environmentalists form an alliance to preserve Payahuunadü (Owens Valley), “the land of flowing water.” Featuring breathtaking photography and immersive soundscapes, the film recounts more than 150 years of history, showing how this distant valley is inextricably tied to the city of Los Angeles. It reveals the forced removals of the Nüümü (Paiute) and the Newe (Shoshone) who were marched out of the Valley in the 1860s by the U.S. Army, and the Japanese Americans who were brought here from their West Coast homes and incarcerated in a World War II concentration camp. Water lured outsiders in and continues to fuel the greed which has sucked this once lush place dry.Speakers:Ann Kaneko, Director/Producer, UCLA AlumniTeri Red Owl, Executive Director, Owens Valley Indian Water CommissionSally Manning, Environmental Director, Big Pine Paiute Tribe of Owens ValleyAnnie Mendoza, Tongva water protector, Ph.D. student UCLA Urban PlanningSpeaker bios:Ann Kaneko is known for her personal films that weave her intimate aesthetic with the complex intricacies of political reality. An Emmy Award winner, her poetic feature Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust premiered at the 2021 Big Sky Film Festival and broadcast on PBS POV’s 2022 line up. She has screened internationally and been commissioned by the National Endowment for the Arts, the California Endowment and the Skirball Cultural Center. Teri Red Owl is the Executive Director of the Owens Valley Water CommissionSally Manning serves as Environmental Director for the Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley. She holds a Ph.D. in plant ecology and has been actively involved in the valley’s water issues for more than 30 years.Annie Mendoza is a Tongva water protector who was born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley and identifies with both the original people and the distinctive working-class communities of the area. Annie is a Ph.D. student at UCLA who focuses on the barriers and opportunities that local Native people face in participating in proposed water projects in Los Angeles. She is co-creator and director of the “Aqueduct Between Us,” a radical oral history documentary about water in Los Angeles from an Indigenous perspective.Sponsored by UCLA Asian American Studies CenterUCLA American Indian Studies CenterUCLA School of Film, Theater, TelevisionUCLA Center for Ethnocommunications UCLA Law School Documentary Film Legal Clinic UCLA Ziffren Institute for Entertainment, Media, Technology & Sports LawUCLA Tribal Legal Development ClinicUCLA Department of Asian American StudiesUCLA Nikkei Student UnionUCLA American Indian Graduate Students Association